Charter & Fractional
UK Charter Firm Hangar8 Grows, as Charter Market Contracts
Hangar8 has built a fleet of more than 50 aircraft and is expanding its geographical footprint by pursuing opportunities in emerging markets. Founder and CEO Dustin Dryden believes that industry rationalization has been a force for good in improving the business aviation sector.
Hangar8 has built a fleet of more than 50 aircraft and is expanding its geographical footprint by pursuing opportunities in emerging markets. Founder and CEO Dustin Dryden believes that industry rationalization has been a force for good in improving the business aviation sector.

Over the half dozen years since the unwelcome intervention of the 2008/09 financial crisis, the aircraft management and charter market has not been a business for the faint-hearted. Tough trading conditions have served up challenges and opportunities in equal measure, laying the groundwork for the classic “survival of the fittest” story line in which the stronger players are able to turn their struggling competitors’ misfortune to their advantage.